Leakage of amniotic fluid - signs

The amniotic fluid in which the baby is inside the mother plays a very important role. It protects the fetus from bruises, squeezing, rendering a damping effect, does not allow it to be supercooled or overheated. In addition, this vodichka protects against viruses and bacteria, with its normal volume provides for the fetus the ability to move freely and develop normally. Leakage of amniotic fluid, the signs of which every woman should be able to recognize, is a pathology and requires a doctor.

Leakage of amniotic fluid during pregnancy happens because for some reason (infection, abnormal fetal position, narrow pelvis of the mother, cervical insufficiency, anomaly of development of the uterus, multiple pregnancy, other diseases and bad habits of the mother) prematurely ruptured membranes. This condition is not always immediately recognized, but is very dangerous for both the mother and the fetus, as it threatens premature birth, placental abruption and other adverse effects.

How to recognize the leakage of amniotic fluid?

Signs of leakage of water during pregnancy are as follows:

• decrease in the height of the standing of the uterine fundus;
• the outflow of water in different volumes, which can be both clearly visible and practically invisible.

As a rule, the signs of leakage of water are noticed by the doctor at the next examination, but very often they are almost invisible for him and for the woman. In this case, women often confuse this condition with urinary incontinence.

Every woman should know how to diagnose the leakage of amniotic fluid, a doctor must tell her about it. Let's consider methods of such diagnostics:

• microscopic analysis of a vaginal smear, on which a crystallized amniotic fluid can be detected;
• nitrazine test, determining the acidity of the vagina (which will be neutral in this case);
• tests to determine the substances present in the amniotic fluid (protein-1 and a-microgroglobulin-1).